Shredded chicken, diced red bell peppers, and diced pineapples cooked in a sweet and savory teriyaki sauce then wrapped in rainbow chard. These pineapple chicken teriyaki Swiss chard wraps are delicious and perfect as an appetizer or meal.

Happy Sunday!

Okay, let’s be real. I am ridiculously terrible at taking photos of wraps. While these pineapple chicken teriyaki Swiss chard wraps are so delicious, I have to say that my photos could not do them justice. Not to mention that with all the gloominess and rain we’ve been experiencing lately, I swear, it feels like the sun sets at 2:00pm instead of after 5pm. Which means I can’t rely on my source of light unless I start cooking when the sun rises.

Um, no. I think my family would kill me for making so much noise at dawn. lol.

So we’re just going to have to deal with low lighting photos for a couple more months.

But seriously, this chard wrap is one of my favorites right now!

Remember how I mentioned last week that Angie from Fiesta Friday is hosting a healthy recipe challenge with prizes? Basically, you have to create a healthy recipe that includes two things: pineapples and leafy greens. Doesn’t sound too hard, right?

So this was my answer to the challenge.

Will you enter the challenge? I would love to see what you come up with!

These pineapple chicken teriyaki Swiss chard wraps are filled with shredded chicken, red bell peppers, and pineapples, which are then tossed in an easy to make teriyaki sauce. Roll them up in large Swiss chard leaves, and you’re all set. You don’t need any extra dipping sauce because it’s already so flavorful. But if you like, you can always use your favorite.

I had peanut coconut sauce on the side, which also weren’t photogenic. Brown foods = not photogenic. They’ll make it into the 2017 recipe fails in like, 11 months.

In a medium sized skillet, add olive oil and allow it to heat for a minute. Then add diced red bell peppers and pineapples. Cook for several minutes until soft and tender.

In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, corn starch, sugar, and mirin until combined. Slowly pour the sauce into the skillet. Allow the sauce to simmer until thickened and the red bell peppers and pineapples are coated. Add shredded chicken and toss until the chicken is lightly coated with the teriyaki sauce.

I used leftover chicken since it’s a lot easier. But you can cook your chicken however you like and then toss it in with the pineapple and red bell peppers. I don’t always like cooking chicken with everything else because chicken, especially chicken breast, can easily become overcook and dry. So I make chicken separately and add it in at the end.

Allow the pineapple chicken teriyaki to cool before spooning them onto about 6-8 large Swiss chard leaves. I used rainbow chards and removed the stems.

Serve these pineapple chicken teriyaki Swiss chard wraps as appetizers or as a meal.

Shredded chicken, diced red bell peppers, and diced pineapples cooked in a sweet and savory teriyaki sauce then wrapped in rainbow chard. These pineapple chicken teriyaki Swiss chard wraps are delicious and perfect as an appetizer or meal.

Author: Andrea Giang

Recipe type: Appetizers / Entree

Serves: 2-3 servings

Ingredients

Pineapple Chicken

½ large red bell pepper, diced

⅓ cup diced pineapples

2 cups shredded cooked chicken

Teriyaki Sauce

4 tablespoons soy sauce

4 tablespoons mirin

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

2 teaspoons cornstarch

6-8 large Swiss chard leaves

Basil for garnish

Directions:

In a medium sized skillet, add olive oil and allow it to heat for a minute. Then add diced red bell peppers and pineapples. Cook for several minutes until soft and tender.

In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, corn starch, sugar, and mirin until combined. Slowly pour the sauce into the skillet. Allow the sauce to simmer until thickened and the red bell peppers and pineapples are coated. Add shredded chicken and toss until the chicken is lightly coated with the teriyaki sauce.

Allow the pineapple chicken teriyaki to cool before spooning them onto about 6-8 large Swiss chard leaves with stems removed.

Serve these pineapple chicken teriyaki Swiss chard wraps as appetizers or as a meal.

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